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Return to Your Breath-The Present Moment

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Meditation

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Dorothy Ratusny

Psychotherapist & Meditation Teacher

This is a helpful way to become skilled at returning your awareness to the present moment; and to living far more of your life aware and awake.  

In this guided meditation, you practice being mindful - attentive to the present moment as you witness the presence of your breath, as you focus your attention deliberately here; and as you return to your breathing each time you move out of the present moment.
Namaste! 

MUSIC: Susperiaelectrica, 'a day dream' 

From the community

55 reflections

Mia

Focus

I learned that focusing on the negative is not the best way to go

Sanne

Breathing

I learned that focusing on how a breathe feels instead of just breathing helps me ground myself better

Tristan

breathe

i learned to focus on the quality of my breath not just the fact that i am breathing

Dane

Breathe is Life

By focusing on breathing we eliminate our minds from wondering and focus solely on the present. Giving us the opportunity to in that moment choose the emotion we feel which helps guide us back to a peaceful place.

Angel

Come back

I learned to live in the moment by breathing and focusing on the how to calm the mind

Sarah

Balance

I learned that balancing yourself is as simple as closing your eyes and focusing on the quality of each breath

Isla

Simplicity

Sometimes it's as simple as finding a focus and being with it for a couple of minutes.

Dena

Still

Oftentimes when we start focusing on stress, we tend to lose focus on the breath. Don’t forget to breathe!

Ker

Being Love

I learned that by concentrating on breath, I can shut the rest of the world down.

Joyce

Breath

Good tip to also close your eyes as you get to a tough/stressful part of your day and take a quick break to breathe & focus on your breath. I'll try that today

Jennifer

Breathing... ahhhhh😌

Breathing is good... 😌😌😌I’ll be back... 🤗 I’m feeling very relaxed...

When In Doubt, Just Breathe

Each breath you take is an anchor into the present moment. Anytime your mind begins to wander away from the here and now, your breath will guide you back.

James

Great, but.

I enjoyed the focus placed upon the breath as it allows one to ground and center. I however would have like less talking as it pulled my attention away from my breath.

Gillian

Distracted

I had a very hard time focusing this morning. I’m going to have to come back to this one.

Clare

Breath

The breath is such a powerful tool to bring immediate calm and focus and it is always there!

Peyton

Focus

I find it hard to focus when I have so many other things going on and stressful matters but this one helped.

Janna

Return

I learned that you need to take time to center yourself and let your mind rest. Focus on your breathing and calm.

Jacob

Just breath

Breathing and focusing inwards as opposed to outwards really helps to balance the external stress. Do not forget that you are in charge of your person.

Niarra

focusing on my breathing

As I listen I only focus on my breathing & heart rate which was great I feel okay today less tense 😊

Margaret

Breathing

I focus on my breathing doing it this medication I Learned that it is easyTo meditate

Sky

Choices

There is always time to breath. To meditate. It’s not a matter of finding that time, but choosing it.

Everett

I know now.

Angry or confused but the only vibrating inch of my brain is the sad side and this clear voice I hear ringing in every experience and in all the choices I never can make is love, a heart with heat in my chest that is ready for it all more and more.

Chris

Focus

I learned how easily our thoughts can stray to things we need to do or say later. Just letting go and clearing the mind can be more difficult than it seems.

Brandi

Breathe

I'm having a hard time clearing my mind and focusing on my breath.

Jan

Return to your breath, to the present moment

I found that I didn't enjoy this form of meditation at all. I prefer the ones that relate to nature

Elisabeth C.

Staying present with the breath

I had a hard time getting my mind to be still. I read somewhere that it doesn’t matter how you did, as long as you did it. So I’m just happy I took time for myself today, even if it didn’t go so well.

John

Level up

I need to do this more often throughout the day. Three minutes help, but by the end of an hour I’m back where we. I was. I should do this every hour for 2 to 3 minutes

Alyssa

1/29/18

I learned that the deeper my breaths are, the more I can focus my mind. I feel better after taking a few very deep breaths.

Blair

Focus

My mind was wandering throughout this meditation. Things that make me worry for no reason kept popping into my head and I only found a short moment where I was really focusing on the breath.

Jenni

Restlessness

I can breathe and return to Center and a calm place. Let things go. But even if I can’t let them go fully, I can ease my hold on them and find my peace. My calm.

valerie

day 5

i learned that breathing is so important for calming your mind

Markus

Breathinng

Learned breathing is good. Breathing is good, breathing is good, return to btreathing

Nicole

Return to the Breath

It is amazing to remember through meditation to the powerful tool that is your breath, for helping you to calm, be centered and find peace in this busy and often crazy day.

Paula

Good if you’re not prone to coughing

Not bad, but having recently recovered from the flu, the cough lingers. It’s dwindled snout to not be bad... unless I think about it much. Then I feel the dry tickle and the coughing starts up again. So... if you’re prone to coughing, wait on this one until you’re over it.

Avery

Great mood

I don’t have much anxiety or depression but my body is always tensed and it helped a lot with relaxing and making myself tired and ready for bed

Mckenna

Amazing

I love her voice and it helped me realize when I’m stressed just to do those exact things.

Christopher

Concerning

As I listened to her speaking, I noticed that my breath was too rapid and my heart rate was incredibly high. So with some focus I was able to slow it down. Incredible what meditation can do.

Jim

Rainy Monday

I learned that I needed to let my mind go and focus on my breathing.

Charlie

Keep calm and rush

I learned that If I don’t check in with myself daily, my mind and body are always racing time. When I come back to being still and mindful of my breathing, it becomes so clear that this is the way I want to feel. This is my perfect speed. This is living!

Braxton

Regained calm

Was kind of stressed today. Focused inward on my breath & found my center. Calm now.

diana

stress relief

i learned to focus on the exhalation of my breath to still my mind

Mirza

First Day

It was a nice day when there were aura. Now,I feel better and not stress. Thanks for this app.

Anastasia

Beginnings

I learned that returning to a place of calm and center can be a new beginning.

Sarah

Day one

Breathing and being in the moment helps a lot. Don’t think about everything you have to do. Enjoy every moment. Play music while you work

✨Keke✨

Better this time

So this was my second meditation session and this one went a lot better. I feel a lot less anxious now.

Kimette

Just what I needed!

A perfect way to start the day, especially if you’re already stressed. Very quiet and soothing.

Amanda

Day 1

I need to give myself a break and relax. It felt very good 👍🏻

JadeGeisha

Busy Mind

Just focusing on breathing calmed some of the thoughts on my mind.

Adrienne

Return

I have this problem with getting distracted like super easily. This really helped me to learn to focus and become more focused on the present. I can concentrate better.

Maddie

Relax

I think it’s very good to get your mind off things and to relax you

Maddie

Day 1

Very good to be relaxed and get your mind off of things. I think is really good for you

Kaite

I'm allowed

I'm allowed to live in the present. I always live in the future checklists in my mind. what i need to do at work tomorrow, appointments I need to make, people I need to see. my anxiety keeps me in my toes always running scenarios.

Thorolf

The next and the next

Even if something went out of wack in the morning i can look for an opportunity to bring myself back. What is now may be based on what was before, but then there is a next now and a next and a next, one of them can be the one taking me into the now and moving on

Joyce

Choice is in the present

Good insight, that the present is the only place we can actually make a choice. I good intention to Focus on the present and mindfully choose our way through the day. Namaste

Selena

Unfortunate and uncontrollable

I learned that focusing on inhalation and exhalation allows me to remain present. A quick and easy way to remain calm and still. Especially during my panic attacks

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